单选题
Britain and Spain have the highest proportion of cocaine users in the EU, according to a pan-European drugs survey published today. The European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction 2004 report found 2% of all adults in the UK and Spain reported recent cocaine use, close to figures for the US, compared to less than 1% across the EU as a whole. It reported that cocaine use was increasing in Denmark and Germany and that more Europeans were seeking treatment for cocaine-related problems. In most countries, treatment is demanded for the use of cocaine powder rather than smoked crack cocaine--but in the Netherlands around two-thirds of cocaine treatment demands were crack related. Crack use was increasing in a number of cities in Germany, Spain, France and the UK, the survey found. Heroin use is relatively stable in many EU countries, with new users failing, but limited data from the new member states in central and Eastern Europe may mask localized increases. Deep concern surrounds the continuing HIV epidemic in some of the new EU member states and their bordering countries, where heroin injecting is more common than it is the western states. Estonia, Latvia, Russia and Ukraine are the countries with the fastest growing HIV epidemic in the world, though 'there are signs it is stabilizing in the Baltic states. The director of the EU drugs agency, Georges Estievenart, identified positive signs in the downwards trend of drug-related deaths and better access to treatment and care but warned of future problems. "There is a risk that some of these positive trends may be short-lived and real concerns surround potential drug epidemics, particularly in some of the new members of our Union." "And we should not forget that drug use in general remains at historically high levels-many countries are reporting rising cocaine use and more people are using cannabis and ecstasy in parts of Europe." The Home Office minister, Caroline Flint, said the report was based on old data and the British Crime Survey showed that crack and cocaine use had stabilized. "We are not complacent about the drugs situation in Britain," she said. "Drug use is still too high and we are planning new legislation aimed at getting more users into treatment--including testing on arrest--and strengthening police powers to tackle drug dealers./
单选题
Which of the following countries has the highest proportion of cocaine users? A. Britain. B. Spain. C. the US D. Denmark,
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】从第1段内容可知，英国和西班牙是欧盟中使用可卡因比例最高的国家，随后在第2段中又说，英国和西班牙使用可卡因的人数比例接近于美国(Close to figure for the US)，由此推断美国是使用可卡因比例最高的国家。
单选题
Which of the following can not be found in the survey? A. Crack use was increasing in a number of cities in Germany, Spain, France and the UK. B. In most countries, treatment is demanded for the use of crack cocaine. C. In central and eastern Europe the number of Heroin use is increasing. D. There may be a deep connection between HIV epidemic and Heroin use.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】第3段中讲到，大部分国家的治疗主要是针对可卡因粉末，而不是“快克”的使用(In most countries，treatment is demanded for the use of cocaine powder rather than smoked crack cocaine.)。显然选项与调查中提到的内容不相符合，因此选 B。
单选题
Why does HIV epidemic in some of the new EU member states and their bordering countries keep growing? A. In these countries heroin injecting is more common. B. People in these countries are not always seeking treatment for cocaine-related problems. C. People in these countries like to use crack rather than heroin. D. These countries are poorer than their western neighbors and can not provide adequate healthcare.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】根据第6段的“Deep concern surrounds the continuing HIV epidemic in some of the new EU member states and their bordering countries，where heroin injecting is more than it is the western states.”可知艾滋病在新加入欧盟的一些国家及其周边越来越扩散，在这些国家海洛因注射比西欧国家更普遍。其他三项都不是文中提及的相关原因，所以A项为正确答案。
单选题
What can we read from Georges Estievenart's warning? A. Drug use in general remains at historically high levels, especially in eastern European countries. B. Most people are using cannabis and ecstasy in parts of Europe. C. There is a risk that some of these positive trends may be short-lived. D. The drug situation in some countries is actually not very satisfactory because of the old data.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】根据第2段的“There is a risk that some of these positive trends may be short-lived．”可知这些积极的趋势有很快消失的危险，这与C项符合。其他三项都不是警告内容。
单选题
This passage mainly talks about ______ . A. The drug situation in EU as a whole and in some countries specifically. B. the reason why Britain and Spain have the highest proportion of cocaine users in the EU. C. the connection between HIV epidemic and heroin injecting. D. the future steps the EU will take to reduce the rate of drug use.